Posts Tagged: belt dressing
Serpentine Belt squeals – Ford
Serpentine Belt squeals – Ford Serpentine Belt squeals on 1999 Ford Taurus with the 3.0L overhead valve engine, belt dressing doesn’t help. Belt dressing sprays a sticky layer of goop onto the belt and that stops the belt slip, but it’s only a temporary fix. It never corrects the underlying problem. Worse yet, the sticky spray picks up road grit and literally grinds up the pulleys, making the problem even worse. Start by replacing the belt. If it still slips, the problem can only be caused by a component that’s … Read More
Discover What Belt Dressing Does (and Does Not Do)
Belt dressing does stop belt noise temporarily, but no, it doesn’t fix the problem Belt noise; squeal, chirp or whine are caused by one of four things and belt dressing can’t fix any of them. Spraying it on your belts may give you a temporary reprieve from the noise, but it doesn’t fix the root problem of: • Improper belt tension (too loose) • Worn out or glazed belt due to slipping • A binding/sticking idler or rotating component • A component that’s out of alignment. What’s in it? Belt … Read More